4 Reasons Why Pilot Namiki Pens Are So Expensive

Join me and Amy for this video on Pilot Namiki fountain pens! In this video, we answer the question that we get all the time: “Why is this pen so expensive?” Of course, expensive is relative and if you’re new to fountain pens, these may seem a little out of your reach, but through this video, we hope to share Amy’s research on Namiki and the traditional maki-e techniques that Namiki’s Kokkokai artisans use on these handmade fountain pens to make each of them true pieces of art. Hope you learn something interesting about Namiki fountain pens in this video and thanks for watching! Comment with your grail pen below!

00:09 Intro
01:13 General Price Overview of Fountain Pens
03:26 History of Namiki and Kokkokai
06:57 4 Reasons Namiki Pens are so Expensive
07:19 Reason 1: Urushi Lacquer
08:50 Reason 2: Handmade Techniques
11:52 Roiro Urushi Shiage
12:45 Hira Maki-e (Flat Maki-e)
14:21 Togidashi Maki-e (Burnished Maki-e)
15:51 Togidashi-Hira Maki-e (Burnished Flat Maki-e)
17:19 Togidashi-Taka Maki-e (Burnished-Raised Maki-e)
18:55 Chinkin
20:38 Raden
22:26 Reason 3: Gold Nib Size
23:40 Reason 4: Material of Body/Feed
26:57 Decoding Pilot Namiki Collection Names
35:44 Summary

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